Chapter 238: Healing Through Love

Jacob exhaled slowly, his breath steadying as he gazed into Zande’s eyes. "Amia will be whole again, Zande," he said with conviction. "Whole and happy, just as she was before. Time has a way of healing the deepest wounds, even when other methods fail. I can feel it—Amia will return to you, perhaps in a way we can’t yet foresee. But it will happen. I don’t know how I know this, but I do." Zande’s large, expressive eyes searched his face, as if looking for any sign of doubt. Slowly, her long lashes lowered, hiding her thoughts. "You’re not just saying this to comfort me, are you?" she asked quietly. Jacob shook his head. "I don’t say things just to make people feel better, Zande. You should know that by now." His voice was firm but gentle. "Lifemates can’t lie to each other. Look into my mind if you need to—see for yourself. I believe what I’m telling you. Amia will come back, and I’ll call her Amia from now on, if that’s what you want. If you wish her to be my sister, then that’s how